With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
這就是我們的希望。我懷著這種信念回到南方。有了這個信念，我們將能從絕望之嶺劈出壹塊希望之石。有了這個信念，我們將能把這個國家刺耳的爭吵聲，改變成為壹支洋溢手足之情的優美交響曲。
有了這個信念，我們將能壹起工作，壹起祈禱，壹起鬥爭，壹起坐牢，壹起維護自由；因為我們知道，終有壹天，我們是會自由的。